Woman hospitalized after being stabbed in apartment on West Side, police say
San Antonio police are investigating after a woman was stabbed on the city’s West Side early Friday morning.
Novelist Murakami hosts Japanese ghost story reading ahead of Nobel Prize announcements
TOKYO – Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami hosted a ghost story reading event in Tokyo amid growing attention before the announcement of this year’s Nobel Prize in literature, an award he is a perennial favorite to win. Murakami said at Thursday’s reading that he enjoys scary stories and wanted to write more of them. The event … Read more
As China censors homegrown feminism, a feminist scholar from Japan is on its bestseller lists
HONG KONG – In the last few years, China’s government has promoted increasingly conservative social values, encouraging women to focus on raising children. It has cracked down on civil society movements and made laws to drive out foreign influence. So a 75-year-old Japanese feminist scholar who’s not married and does not have children is an … Read more
Pro football leagues XFL and USFL announce intent to merge
The XFL has eight teams from Seattle, Washington, to Washington, D.C. The USFL also has eight teams that stretch from New Jersey to Memphis. ARLINGTON, Texas — The XFL and USFL plan to join forces. The spring pro football leagues announced in a statement Thursday they would merge going forward. The statement said details of … Read more
Gun buyback event to be held by District 9 councilman
People can bring as many as 20 unloaded weapons to the Alamodome parking lot on Nov. 19 and, depending on the condition and type of firearm, receive between $50 and $300 worth of gift cards per weapon.
Navarro ISD bus driver arrested for alleged child pornography
The school district says they fired him and are working with police in the ongoing investigation. SEGUIN, Texas — A former Navarro ISD bus driver was arrested and subsequently fired after he was charged with possession of child pornography. Police officials in New Braunfels identified 76-year-old Michael Paul Morrish as the now-former employee of Navarro … Read more
Wings in must-win situation after Aces take Game 2, 91-84 in WNBA semifinals
The top-seeded Aces can close out the series when it shifts to Dallas on Friday, Sept. 29 for Game 3. The Wings have shown they have no intention of making it easy. LAS VEGAS — The Dallas Wings fell to the Las Vegas Aces, 84-91 Tuesday night, in Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals. Now, … Read more